A gharana in classical music represents a distinct lineage-based tradition, often tied to a specific geographic region. It has a unique style, collection, improvisational approach, and interpretation ...

Ustad Mazhar Umrao Bundu Khan is the proud heir to the legacies of his grandfather great sarangi player Ustad Bundu Khan and father Ustad Umaro Bundu Khan of Delhi gharana. With father and grandfather ...

Nothing can describe the musical life of brothers Nishat Khan, Irshad khan and Wajahat Khan more aptly than the Hindi idiom sone pe suhaga (doubly delightful). Their father and guru was the surbahar ...

Looking for traces of classical music in the crowded bylanes of Bhendi Bazar is a futile exercise. The busy commercial hub is developing a vibrant culture of Urdu literature today, but for most of its ...

Last week, this column featured tabla maestros of the Delhi gharana, a school that adopts the bund or band baaj – the closed or less resonant style. This baaj incorporates less resonant strokes and ...

He is the king of style — Birju Maharaj. A style that has restored the traditional glory of Kathak, yet making it establish a strong connect with the contemporary world. A style that is being followed ...

Immerse yourself in the musical splendour of Rajasthan’s regal past with a performance by the Sikar Gharana Ensemble. Carrying forward a venerable tradition rooted in the opulent days of the maharajas ...